I got a call from the owner's brother who lived at that address and he promised to pass on my information to her so that she could decide what to do.

I plan to visit Detroit in September to visit some of the promising neighborhoods and would appreciate any tips about best upcoming locations and number of units I can get for that money.

Perhaps yours was the a lesser oath where you only promised to "mostly be nice".Now myself, I did not swear an oath.  

If it is a flip, then refuse to pay and promise him the listing, or the management, if this is a rental.

I'm just mainly wanting to have less physical paperwork, so the Adobe option sounds promising! 

This contract had the earliest time the property could be purchased at 10 months after signing with the down payment and first installment to be paid after signing to validate the purchase agreement.The main difference from the lease with option is being that $3,500 payment would of been for the option to purchase the house, and none refundable and with the option would have been anytime after payment I could start to close and own the house as opposed to having to wait 10 months making those installment payments which $200 monthly is to be credited towards the purchase down payment with the $3,500.Time has come, 10 months has passed and I'm in full nonperformance and as I had a title company prepare this close it was discovered the home is already under a deed of trust and the owner is not the title holder and has given his ownership interest to merc for a $85,000 promise to pay note.This deed has a due on sales clause in place and when they discover this sale, they will speed it up to be due in 30 days or foreclose and I loose all equity?

Building equity is not really a great plan either considering the property values in Hagerstown are declining at 3% per year and their own city government promises future declines in the local paper. 

There are plenty of groups that over promise and under-deliver. 

Your mail campaign sounds promising.

Promised to pay then couldn't.